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Federal Business Opportunities - Federal Business Opportunities is the single government point-of-entry for Federal government procurement opportunities over $25,000.
Conservation Technology Information Center - The Conservation Technology Information Center is a national, nonprofit public/private partnership working to promote soil and water quality. Includes state contacts and information on agricultural programs that can be used to support source water protection.
Ground Water Foundation: Festival Expedition - Festival Expedition is an up-close, informational, 2-day workshop designed especially for those who want to learn about hosting a children's water event in their community.
Ground Water Foundation: Programs and Events - Contains information, publications, and tools to educate and motivate people to care for and about groundwater including public and youth education and involvement, Ground Water Guardian and source water workshops.
Interstate Council on Water Policy (ICWP) - ICWP is the national organization of state, interstate, and regional water resource management agencies and provides information about River Basin Organizations active in source water protection.
League of Women Voters: Tools for Drinking Water Protection - The League of Women Voters supports stringent controls to protect the quality of current and potential drinking water supplies and provides information and educational resources to support the protection of water resources.
National Association of Counties (NACo) - NACo provides information for counties and local governments relating to source water including agricultural programs and a resource center, and training and technical assistance with information on land use and water quality.
National Ground Water Association (NGWA) - NGWA is a non-profit membership organization which provides ground water protection educational materials including the National Ground Water Information Center and Ground Water Awareness Week.
National Rural Water Association (NRWA) - NRWA assists small water systems and rural communities through grassroots support, research funding, technical assistance and legal representation.
Rural Community Action Program (RCAP) - RCAP specializes in rural community development by providing technical assistance, training and financial resources to small communities for drinking water protection and conservation and as well as links to regional partners.
Trust for Public Lands (TPL) - TPL provides information about federal, national and local efforts relevant to source water protection including conservation finance, watershed protection and local programs.
Local Government Environmental Assistance Network (LGEAN): Source Water Awareness Media Tool Kit - Contains a toolbox with information to assist local government officials in their efforts to protect the environment and public health. The tools (interactive software or documents that require user input) are designed to help users perform operations and calculations necessary to fulfill environmental reporting requirements and development a helpful environmental program.
National Center for Small Communities (NCSC): Source Water 2000 - This publication discusses typical rural water systems including drinking water and source water assessment procedures and the role that both local government and citizen groups play in water quality protection and funding initiatives.
Protecting Our Water: A Primer for Preventing Pathogenic Contamination of Drinking Water Sources - The purpose of this primer , from the Ground Water Foundation, is to provide information on common waterborne pathogens, their sources, how they contaminate water, and how to prevent pathogenic contamination of drinking water sources. Individual community case studies are included to showcase strategies for protecting sources of drinking water and lessons learned.
Water Education Foundation: A Workbook for Tribes - The publication includes information on the importance of protecting source water from pollution and includes a step-by-step workplan for Tribes interested in developing a protection plan for their drinking water.
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency: Above Ground Storage Tank (AST) Systems - Above ground storage tank information is given on this Web site including tank registration, as well as the tanks database which provides information about registered above-ground and underground storage tanks in Minnesota.
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